Tessellate - Alt-J

'Art rock.' This is the only term critics have managed to come up with while being spellbound by this latest genre-defying band to emerge from underground Britain--Alt-J.It's been a while since any band has come up with such unique and all-encompassing sound in their debut album itself. (Stream 'An Awesome Wave' in its entirety here.)

Though the entire album is filled with some seriously special tracks, I picked this one, both for its unique blend of folk acoustics, hip hop beats and bass heavy electronica and its spectacular video.